27898
Accession Number
10264
Title Of Article Chaper
The preservation and restoration of Canadian ethnographic basketry
Title Of Journal Book
Studies in conservation
Volume
21
Issue
3
Pages
129-133 159-160
Collation
4 figs., 10 refs.
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
French;German
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A method is described for the restoration and the preservation of basketry. The treatment utilizes polyethylane glycol 600 with glycerine, dissolved in a 75% aqueous ethyl alcohol solution. No objectionable changes in the appearance were observed.
Keywords
Ethnography, conservation; synthetic-resin, polyethylene; basketry, conservation; bark, cedar; basketry, restoration ICCROM
pub_id
27898